DRI + HIRAX

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VIP Meet & Greet Sales Close: 12:00pm, Sat 20 Feb, 2021Details
VIP Package inclusions and conditions:- Meet and greet with DRI and Hirax- Show entry- Early bird access to merch stall, before doors.- VIP Meet & Greet will happen at 6:30pm. Be there at 6:15pm. Please meet at the venue, someone will be waiting to grant you access to the venue, along with all the other VIP ticket buyers.Upon entry you will receive:- Tour poster- VIP laminate and lanyardEach VIP will:- Say 'hello' to DRI and Hirax- Have a photo with DRI and Hirax- Get a maximum of 4 items signed in total- After VIP Meet & Greet: sometimes the venue will allow VIP's to remain in the venue until doors are open. If by chance, the venue does not allow this (as things can always change), and/or you have to leave the venue, before doors are open - you will be given priority entry back into the venue once doors are open.- PLEASE bring YOUR OWN sharpie/texta for signing. We will have a limited supply, but safest bet is to bring your own.

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Event Details

MCEWEN M&T, CHURCHES OF STEEL, NEW DEAD PROMOTIONS & HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents, a deadly double, crossover thrash bill… DRI & HIRAX in Adelaide!!! We are pleased to announce the return of DRI, and welcome, for their first time in Australia - HIRAX!!!

After selling out shows in Australia the last time they were here, the DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES are set to pack it out down under yet again!

Formed in ’82 in Houston, Texas, DRI recorded their first release that year, packing 22 songs into 18 minutes of their cult classic EP debut “THE DIRTY ROTTEN EP”. With only 1000 copies pressed, demand caused the EP to be released on LP in 1983… and so was born the DIRTY ROTTEN LP. A huge inspiration for new bands at the time and a recording that had the band named the fastest band in the world.

In ’84 they released a follow up EP “VIOLENT PACIFICATION”. Then came the release of their second, full length album “DEALING WITH IT” (1985) saw the band take a distinct METAL direction, whilst still remaining utterly HARDCORE. And so their Crossover Thrash years began, to a now cult status. Supported by such fans as DAVE LOMBARDO (SLAYER), who is often heard shouting out DRI as a huge influence on him.

Their aptly-named third album “CROSSOVER” (1987), further confirmed their redirection to a more thrash metal sound - with the songs becoming slower, longer and more complex. Henceforth, DRI became the leaders of the “crossover” movement, a style that combined PUNK, HARDCORE and METAL. Albums followed including “FOUR OF A KIND” (1988), THRASH ZONE (1989), DEFINITION (1992), LIVE (their first live album, released in 1994) and FULL SPEED AHEAD (1995).

Understandably, a busy decade of touring the world, extensively, followed. In 2015, the band made it back to the studio, recording the long-awaited “BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE” EP (released 2016). And once again, this hard-working band began touring the world again for their, pun intended, hardcore legion of fans - many of whom have been fans for nearly 40 years! Thrashing as hard as ever, Australia get ready for some DRI mayhem in APRIL, 2020!!!

FOR THEIR FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA - HIRAX ARE HEADING DOWN UNDER!!!

Hailing from Los Angeles, thrash metal legends HIRAX emerged under the leadership of vocalist KATON W DE PENA in 1984. Gigging extensively in the formative years of the SAN FRANCISCO METAL scene alongside bands like SLAYER, METALLICA and EXODUS, HIRAX became a steadfast must-see of the BAY AREA THRASH movement. ’84 also saw the release of their now legendary four-song demo, which became feverishly traded in the underground metal scene and helped them become known and respected worldwide. The band is a solid, early example of the THRASH, SPEED and CROSSOVER THRASH METAL genres.

In 1985, HIRAX released their debut “RAGING VIOLENCE” to rave reviews. The album “HATE, FEAR AND POWER” followed in 1986 and they independently released the demo “BLASTED IN BANGKOK” in 1987.

The band continued their career, with various line-ups and releases including albums “THE NEW AGE OF TERROR” (2004), “EL ROSTRO DE LA MUERTE” (2009) and “IMMORTAL LEGACY” (2014).

Finally, after all these years, HIRAX hit Australian shores in Febriary 2021 for the first time!

Don’t miss your chance to witness an epic night of original Bay Area Crossover Thrash!